But, when addressing the media afterwards, Clement said: "He (Sigurdsson) will not play against Sampdoria on Saturday. Talks are still going on and hopefully we are going to get some news in the next couple of days.

"The deal needs to be the best for all parties involved, we have got a very, very important season coming up. We know what happened last season if you don't make a good start and we don't want that to happen again.

Sigurdsson is heading for the exit (Image: PA Wire)

Swans boss Paul Clement (Image: Reuters)

"We want to make a good start and everyone wants to know what our squad is going to be going onto the first game of the season."

Clement also suggested Swansea would be open to accepting a player-plus-cash offer for Sigurdsson, provided the player offered was in a position the Welsh club want to strengthen.

Swansea are known to have been looking for a full-back and reports had suggested Everton's next offer would include £40million, plus £5million in add-ons and right-back Callum Connolly, who was part of the World Cup winning England Under-20's squad.